Length:

155 km

Termini:

Eastern: Leichhardt Hwy (A39), Goondiwindi

Western: Carnarvon Hwy (NR46), Thallon

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Thallon, Weengallon, Talwood, Bungunya, Toobeah and Goondiwindi

Current: A5 A39

Former: 85

General Information:

State Route 85 is a rural route linking the central southwest border towns of Queensland with Goondiwindi.

Named after the Barwon River, which parallels the route, SR85 passes through mainly rural farmland and a handful of small towns.

State Route 85 once extended beyond Goondiwindi via Toowoomba to Caboolture, but the route was truncated by the implementation of National Highway 85 between Goondiwindi and Toowoomba.

2009: Widening of the route between Goondiwindi and Talwood. Other work included fatigue signage, delineation works and shoulder widening. ¹

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Thallon and Goondiwindi

Thallon to Goondiwindi

Reassurance Directional Sign:

RD sign at Goondiwindi, September 2014. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2004, featuring a black sign.

Image © Dean Sherry

¹ QLD Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Barwon Highway upgrade to help keep local jobs, 19 February 2009.